Carlos G Forero
Biographic Data
| ID | 6174590 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Carlos G Forero |
| GIVEN NAMES | Carlos G |
| FAMILY NAME | Forero |
| SIGNATURE | FORERO C G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universitat Internacional de Catalunya |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5245-0076 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Determinants of Depressive Symptoms in People Living with HIV
Depressive symptoms are common among people living with HIV (PLWH). The aim of this study was to identify the determinants of depressive symptoms in PLWH in Spain. A total of 1060 PLWH participated in this cross-sectional study and completed the Patient Health Questionnaire-9. The odds ratios for the presence of depressive symptoms were analyzed in a multivariable logistic regression model, including sociodemographic data, comorbidities, health-r…
Socio-economic and psychological impact of Covid-19 pandemic in a Spanish cohort Bioval-D-Covid-19 study protocol
SARS-CoV-2 outbreak has a negative psychological impact among general population. Data comparing mental health status before and during the outbreak is needed. The BIOVAL-D-COVID-19 study assess the socio-economic and psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown in a representative sample of non-institutionalized Spanish adult population, and estimate the incidence of mental health disorders, including suicidal behaviours, and possi…
Estado de salud de personas inmigrantes en Cataluña desde una perspectiva de género
Evaluar el estado de salud de hombres y mujeres inmigrantes extracomunitarios residentes en el Área Metropolitana de Barcelona (Cataluña, España) e identificar determinantes sociales de la salud desde una perspectiva de género. Análisis transversal de una cohorte de familias inmigrantes reclutadas en Badalona y Santa Coloma de Gramenet (cohorte PELFI). En 2015-2016, 167 inmigrantes respondieron al cuestionario epidemiológico basal y al instrument…
Psychopathological aspects of sexting and Ibsa perpetrators
IBSA perpetrators share key factors that could be targeted in forensic and clinical interventions, and that should be taken into account when designing effective offender intervention programs. Intervention programs should focus on anger-management issues that help reduce perpetrators' hostility and anxiety symptoms, and should also be aimed at modifying attitudes that justify perpetration behaviors and contribute to harmful interactions with the…
Low Resilience Was a Risk Factor of Mental Health Problems during the Covid-19 Pandemic but Not in Individuals Exposed to Covid-19
in the general population, having low or very low resilience increases the risk of suffering MDE, STB, and PTSD, but not GAD during the COVID-19 pandemic, and not in the population with COVID-19
Covid-19 Pandemic Psychological Impact and Volunteering Experience Perceptions of Medical Students after 2 Years
Undergraduate healthcare students were mobilized to support healthcare systems during the COVID-19 pandemic, but we have scarce information regarding their experience and its impact on their wellbeing. An anonymous online survey was conducted among undergraduate students and recently graduated physicians of a medical university in Spain, regarding their symptoms and volunteering experience during the initial months of the Spanish COVID-19 pandemi…
Validation of an Online Version of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (Audit) for Alcohol Screening in Spanish University Students
Online alcohol screening may be helpful in preventing alcohol use disorders. We assessed psychometric properties of an online version of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) among Spanish university students. We used a longitudinal online survey (the UNIVERSAL project) of first-year students (18-24 years old) in five universities, including the AUDIT, as part of the WHO World Mental Health International College Student (WMH-ICS) …
Mental well-being of the general population
This study highlights health and social support as the most associated factors with individual mental well-being over socioeconomic factors. Interventions and policies aimed to these factors for health promotion would improve population mental well-being
Change in functioning outcomes as a predictor of the course of depression
Screening for Depression in the General Population with the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D)
Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Social Comfort Questionnaire for Brazilian adult survivors of burns
Towards a biopsychosocial nosology of mental illness
More than a year after the publication of the fifth Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Psychiatric disorders (DSM) instalment,1 the debate regarding its significance is still quite active. Controversy about this version thrived long before this edition, as it was envisaged in the neuropsychiatric community as an advance from syndromic categorical classification to a nosology based on psychobiological research.2–4 This new DSM version generated—…
Assessing quality of life in patients with prostate cancer
Current evidence supports the choice of EPIC, PORPUS or PC-QoL. Attribute-specific EMPRO results facilitate selecting the adequate instrument for every purpose. For longitudinal studies or clinical trials, where responsiveness is the priority, EPIC or PC-QoL should be considered. We recommend the PORPUS for economic evaluations because it allows cost-utility analysis, and EPIC short versions to minimize administration burden
Validation of clinical symptom IRT scores for diagnosis and severity assessment of common mental disorders
The Spanish version of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS) is valid for use in the general population
Internationally adopted children's general and adoption‐specific stressors, coping strategies and psychological adjustment
We examined stress, coping and psychological adjustment of 68 children, aged 8–12, who were internationally adopted to S pain. Using the K idcope, all children were asked about the most stressful general and adoption‐related problem they experienced and the use and effectiveness of various coping strategies when dealing with the problem. For all reported problems, the nature of the problem (personal, interpersonal, regarding others), the content,…
Adaptation into Spanish of the Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) and preliminary validation in a student sample
Environmental risk and protective factors of adolescents’ and youths’ mental health
Factor Analysis with Ordinal Indicators
Factor analysis models with ordinal indicators are often estimated using a 3-stage procedure where the last stage involves obtaining parameter estimates by least squares from the sample polychoric correlations. A simulation study involving 324 conditions (1,000 replications per condition) was performed to compare the performance of diagonally weighted least squares (DWLS) and unweighted least squares (ULS) in the procedure's third stage. Overall,…
Estimation of IRT graded response models
The performance of parameter estimates and standard errors in estimating F. Samejima's graded response model was examined across 324 conditions. Full information maximum likelihood (FIML) was compared with a 3-stage estimator for categorical item factor analysis (CIFA) when the unweighted least squares method was used in CIFA's third stage. CIFA is much faster in estimating multidimensional models, particularly with correlated dimensions. Overall…
Internationally adopted children's general and adoption‐specific stressors, coping strategies and psychological adjustment
We examined stress, coping and psychological adjustment of 68 children, aged 8–12, who were internationally adopted to S pain. Using the K idcope, all children were asked about the most stressful general and adoption‐related problem they experienced and the use and effectiveness of various coping strategies when dealing with the problem. For all reported problems, the nature of the problem (personal, interpersonal, regarding others), the content,…
Towards a biopsychosocial nosology of mental illness
More than a year after the publication of the fifth Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Psychiatric disorders (DSM) instalment,1 the debate regarding its significance is still quite active. Controversy about this version thrived long before this edition, as it was envisaged in the neuropsychiatric community as an advance from syndromic categorical classification to a nosology based on psychobiological research.2–4 This new DSM version generated—…
Factor Analysis with Ordinal Indicators
Factor analysis models with ordinal indicators are often estimated using a 3-stage procedure where the last stage involves obtaining parameter estimates by least squares from the sample polychoric correlations. A simulation study involving 324 conditions (1,000 replications per condition) was performed to compare the performance of diagonally weighted least squares (DWLS) and unweighted least squares (ULS) in the procedure's third stage. Overall,…
Estimation of IRT graded response models
The performance of parameter estimates and standard errors in estimating F. Samejima's graded response model was examined across 324 conditions. Full information maximum likelihood (FIML) was compared with a 3-stage estimator for categorical item factor analysis (CIFA) when the unweighted least squares method was used in CIFA's third stage. CIFA is much faster in estimating multidimensional models, particularly with correlated dimensions. Overall…
Adaptation into Spanish of the Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) and preliminary validation in a student sample
Environmental risk and protective factors of adolescents’ and youths’ mental health
The Spanish version of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS) is valid for use in the general population
Internationally adopted children's general and adoption‐specific stressors, coping strategies and psychological adjustment
We examined stress, coping and psychological adjustment of 68 children, aged 8–12, who were internationally adopted to S pain. Using the K idcope, all children were asked about the most stressful general and adoption‐related problem they experienced and the use and effectiveness of various coping strategies when dealing with the problem. For all reported problems, the nature of the problem (personal, interpersonal, regarding others), the content,…
Assessing quality of life in patients with prostate cancer
Current evidence supports the choice of EPIC, PORPUS or PC-QoL. Attribute-specific EMPRO results facilitate selecting the adequate instrument for every purpose. For longitudinal studies or clinical trials, where responsiveness is the priority, EPIC or PC-QoL should be considered. We recommend the PORPUS for economic evaluations because it allows cost-utility analysis, and EPIC short versions to minimize administration burden
Validation of clinical symptom IRT scores for diagnosis and severity assessment of common mental disorders
Towards a biopsychosocial nosology of mental illness
More than a year after the publication of the fifth Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Psychiatric disorders (DSM) instalment,1 the debate regarding its significance is still quite active. Controversy about this version thrived long before this edition, as it was envisaged in the neuropsychiatric community as an advance from syndromic categorical classification to a nosology based on psychobiological research.2–4 This new DSM version generated—…
Screening for Depression in the General Population with the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D)
Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Social Comfort Questionnaire for Brazilian adult survivors of burns
Change in functioning outcomes as a predictor of the course of depression
Validation of an Online Version of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (Audit) for Alcohol Screening in Spanish University Students
Online alcohol screening may be helpful in preventing alcohol use disorders. We assessed psychometric properties of an online version of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) among Spanish university students. We used a longitudinal online survey (the UNIVERSAL project) of first-year students (18-24 years old) in five universities, including the AUDIT, as part of the WHO World Mental Health International College Student (WMH-ICS) …
Mental well-being of the general population
This study highlights health and social support as the most associated factors with individual mental well-being over socioeconomic factors. Interventions and policies aimed to these factors for health promotion would improve population mental well-being
Socio-economic and psychological impact of Covid-19 pandemic in a Spanish cohort Bioval-D-Covid-19 study protocol
SARS-CoV-2 outbreak has a negative psychological impact among general population. Data comparing mental health status before and during the outbreak is needed. The BIOVAL-D-COVID-19 study assess the socio-economic and psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown in a representative sample of non-institutionalized Spanish adult population, and estimate the incidence of mental health disorders, including suicidal behaviours, and possi…
Estado de salud de personas inmigrantes en Cataluña desde una perspectiva de género
Evaluar el estado de salud de hombres y mujeres inmigrantes extracomunitarios residentes en el Área Metropolitana de Barcelona (Cataluña, España) e identificar determinantes sociales de la salud desde una perspectiva de género. Análisis transversal de una cohorte de familias inmigrantes reclutadas en Badalona y Santa Coloma de Gramenet (cohorte PELFI). En 2015-2016, 167 inmigrantes respondieron al cuestionario epidemiológico basal y al instrument…
Psychopathological aspects of sexting and Ibsa perpetrators
IBSA perpetrators share key factors that could be targeted in forensic and clinical interventions, and that should be taken into account when designing effective offender intervention programs. Intervention programs should focus on anger-management issues that help reduce perpetrators' hostility and anxiety symptoms, and should also be aimed at modifying attitudes that justify perpetration behaviors and contribute to harmful interactions with the…
Low Resilience Was a Risk Factor of Mental Health Problems during the Covid-19 Pandemic but Not in Individuals Exposed to Covid-19
in the general population, having low or very low resilience increases the risk of suffering MDE, STB, and PTSD, but not GAD during the COVID-19 pandemic, and not in the population with COVID-19
Covid-19 Pandemic Psychological Impact and Volunteering Experience Perceptions of Medical Students after 2 Years
Undergraduate healthcare students were mobilized to support healthcare systems during the COVID-19 pandemic, but we have scarce information regarding their experience and its impact on their wellbeing. An anonymous online survey was conducted among undergraduate students and recently graduated physicians of a medical university in Spain, regarding their symptoms and volunteering experience during the initial months of the Spanish COVID-19 pandemi…
Determinants of Depressive Symptoms in People Living with HIV
Depressive symptoms are common among people living with HIV (PLWH). The aim of this study was to identify the determinants of depressive symptoms in PLWH in Spain. A total of 1060 PLWH participated in this cross-sectional study and completed the Patient Health Questionnaire-9. The odds ratios for the presence of depressive symptoms were analyzed in a multivariable logistic regression model, including sociodemographic data, comorbidities, health-r…
Psychology (16 works) · Medicine (15 works) · Clinical Psychology (11 works) · Psychiatry (11 works) · Clinical Psychology (10 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Mental health (7 works) · Population (6 works) · Public health (6 works) · Gerontology (5 works)